US shields data on requests to detain immigrants

The Trump administration has clamped down on releasing information about the administrative requests from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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State lawmakers take action to delete old abortion ban in Mass.

A new justice on the Supreme Court means Roe v. Wade could be at risk, some analysts say. Lawmakers in Massachusetts are reacting even before the new justice is sworn in.

You might recognize the concept from transit systems at airports that use glass walls and sliding doors that open only once the vehicle moves in.

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MBTA wants to put barriers, doors on subway platforms

The technology is common at airports, on Asian subway systems, and increasingly in Europe. But it has not been deployed on a major US transit system.

Fayston Street in Dorchester was the scene of a shooting Wednesday.

One man dead, four others injured in two separate July 4 shootings in Dorchester

A man was killed in a Dorchester shooting Wednesday night, just hours after four other men were injured in another shooting less than a mile away.

More than 650 residents in Brookline, Brighton, and West Roxbury without power

More than 650 customers are still without power Thursday morning after the heat of the last few days caused an underground cable failure.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture-17750.JPG Brad Paisley invites Boston police officers to sing when he plays Mansfield

The country star invited Officers Stephen McNulty and Kim Tavares in a tweet Wednesday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/06koh205.jpg If you see Marty Walsh in the Merrimack Valley anytime soon, here?s why

As his former chief of staff, Dan Koh, makes a bid for Congress, Mayor Martin Walsh has taken on an increasingly visible role in the campaign.

Boston, MA - 06/28/18 - A page from Liber Actorum, the yearbook of Boston Latin High School from 1993, is displayed on the computer screen of Tim Bigelow (cq), manager of the Internet Archive at the BPL. It is the yearbook of Globe reporter Billy Baker, seen near the lower right of the screen. The Boston Public Library is involved in an ambitious project to digitize every high school yearbook in the state. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Billy Baker) Topic: (30yearbooks)

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Your high school yearbook is going online

The inside jokes. The ridiculous quotes. The dated fashion. All fine because no one would ever see them again. Not anymore. The Boston Public Library is involved in an ambitious project to digitize every high school yearbook in the state.

Milford woman is arrested after leaving child locked in car

Annelise Marie Ambert, 21, was arrested Tuesday after leaving her child unattended in a locked car in a Walmart parking lot in Rhode Island, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/3.LG%20in%20Mosul.jpg On Mideast trip, Elizabeth Warren polishes her credentials

For the senator, the trip is bound to raise further talk about her 2020 plans, as the Massachusetts Democrat continues trying to bolster her foreign policy credentials.

Elderly couple die after car crash in Worcester

An 87-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman died in a single-car crash in Worcester Wednesday.

Boston, MA - July 04, 2018: A spectator views the fireworks following the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular over the Charles River.

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Pyrotechnics are fired from the Hatch Shell during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

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BOSTON, MA - 07/04/2018 Conductor Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Despite the heat;

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BOSTON, MA - 07/04/2018 Rachel Platten performs during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Despite the heat;

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BOSTON, MA - 07/04/2018 People celebrate in the confetti during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Despite the heat;

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BOSTON, MA - 07/04/2018 Bradley Skidmore watches the fireworks with his nephew Eli, two-years-old, after the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Despite the heat;

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Dressed as Lady Liberty, Carol Hunt, of Milton, sings along during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

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Megan Stinker, 16, enjoys the festivities during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.

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Boston, MA - July 04, 2018: Scott Webb, center, enjoys the festivities at the end of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Fireworks light up Boston sky at July Fourth extravaganza

Boston?s Fourth of July celebration culminated with a booming and bright fireworks show above the city?s skyline.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_fireworks9_met.jpg Missed the fireworks last night? Here are some other fireworks displays this week

Boom go the fireworks. But where? We?ve got you covered, with a list of all the displays in the state.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner070418METRO05indoors127.jpg They exercised their right to celebrate the Fourth indoors (with air conditioning)

It was America?s birthday, and it was really, really hot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05flag%203.jpg Norwood resident paints huge American flag on his lawn for the Fourth of July

Arthur McCann used stencils to paint 50 white stars and a measuring tape to make sure the stripes were straight and of equal length. His 7-year-old daughter Jenna helped.

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The Fine Print

Pay attention to the tiny type when opening ? and closing ? a money market account

Let?s say you open an interest-bearing money market account with a $10,000 deposit. Two weeks later, you close the account. Question: How much is the check for?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_statehouse1_met.jpg Some criminally convicted retirees could keep more of their pensions under new proposal

The proposal has won the approval of a key legislative committee and would have widespread impact on each of the state?s 100-plus public retirement systems.

Opinion | Raymond P. Howell

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/05MansplainFOURw.jpg Raymond P. Howell: Am I a mansplainer? More of a multi-splainer

Mansplaining underrepresents the breadth of explaining men do.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_duckboats1_met.jpg Boston Duck Tours named a top US travel experience

Broken down by country, there are 10 Travelers Choice awards for experiences nationwide. The famed Boston boat tours are eighth, and the only New England activity to make the list.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin062118Defense-ProGamer_Met5.jpg Diagnosis of ?gaming disorder? sparks debate

Gamers and clinicians debate over whether gaming disorder is a symptom of underlying mental health challenges or a separate diagnosis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/potmap150-8467.jpg Here?s where applicants for recreational marijuana licenses are in Massachusetts

Data released by the Cannabis Control Commission show where marijuana companies are trying to open.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/01/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/sarkisian-obit-079b0c0c-7cb6-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc.jpg Leo Sarkisian, creator of the Voice of America?s ?Music Time in Africa,? dies at 97

Leo Sarkisian, a self-taught ethnomusicologist, was born in Lawrence and began his music studies in Greater Boston?s Armenian community.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/adc4a41efecc4b5da3bf8235b7f5808a-adc4a41efecc4b5da3bf8235b7f5808a-0.jpg Life Sciences 2.0 stokes Mass. competitiveness

The new life sciences initiative comes at a time when Massachusetts risks being outpaced by states where lower taxes and housing costs are increasingly attractive to tech workers.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiCoventry04.jpg A night of horror, heroism, and tragedy in Coventry

Six months after a fire killed a father and his little son, questions still outrun an answer to the biggest lingering question: Why couldn?t they get out?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamedpi%20c.jpg Watch ?Runnin??: The opioid crisis hits Somerville

?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Braintree ranch with open layout, finished basement for $459,500

This Braintree ranch comes with an attached garage, a freshly painted interior, and an open layout. The property, 1178 Liberty St., is listed for $459,500 and offers three bedrooms, two full baths, and 1,600 square feet of living space on a 0.42-acre lot.